Congratulations Rachel
Rachel Monger, our Government Affairs Director for the last 5 years, has been promoted to Vice President of Government Affairs. LeadingAge Kansas President/CEO Debra Zehr says, “Rachel has been a tremendous asset to our...
Ensz Good for His Word
Recently we reported that Orie Ensz, Administrator at Good Samaritan Society-Parsons met with his state representative and planned to reach out to his new state senator as well. Well, that he did. He dropped...
Way to Go Lakeview Village – Our Latest Legislative Champion!
Lakeview Village in Lenexa had a great visit with their new state senator, Dinah Sykes, when she responded to their invitation to visit their campus recently. Senator-Elect Sykes saw Lakeview’s great services and programs...
Another Advocate Emerges…. Are You Reaching Out, Too?
Kudos to Orie Ensz, Administrator at Good Samaritan Society-Parsons, for being an advocacy champion for LeadingAge Kansas members and the people you all serve! Orie has had a couple of good conversations with state...
Happenings at Homestead Health Center
The staff at Homestead Health Center participated in Operation Holiday Sedgwick County by having departments donate non-perishable food items which were used to build displays. The displays were then put to a vote by...
Tallgrass Creek Residents are Computer Savvy
How many people in the United States actually use a computer? About a whopping 250 million Americans click away daily according to the Internet and Broad Band Usage report found (where else?) on the...
Hats Off to Phillips County Retirement Center
Hats off to the good leaders of Phillips County Retirement Center in Phillipsburg for inviting their state legislators out recently! Senators Elaine Bowers, Rick Billinger and Representative Ken Rhajes showed up to visit with...
Thank You – December LeadingAge Kansas Regional Roundtables
We would like to thank everyone who came out for our recent Regional Roundtables across the state. Debra Zehr, Dana Weaver, Rachel Monger and Dave Auch visited with members in Cimarron, Wichita, Beloit and...
Brewster Raises Money for Local Charities in Topeka
In November the Brewster Place Annual Holiday Charity Bazaar raised $8,194.65. The proceeds will be distributed to local charitable organizations. All items from the Bazaar are handcrafted by the residents.
In their 50+ year history, the...
Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Wins Awards for ‘Art is Ageless’ Program
Congratulations to Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America on their recent Silver Award from the National Health Information Awards Program for their 2016 Art is Ageless® Calendar AND their platinum award from international MarCom Awards. In addition, they...
Apostolic Christian Home Establishes Certified Monarch Waystation
Apostolic Christian Home has established a certified Monarch Waystation as a way to help the dwindling Monarch butterfly population survive and grow over successive generations. Sounds like a win/win! Learn more about how you...
Santa Marta Announces Opening of New Health Center Expansion
The work is winding down as Santa Marta, a continuing care retirement community in Olathe, announces the grand opening of an $11 million expansion of its health center, The Plaza at Santa Marta. First...